It looks like running the Maple Leaf and Adirondack as separate trains takes effect this weekend -- Sunday night east/southbound and Monday morning west/northbound. This is great news for through travelers on both trains, ending the ridiculous long layovers at ALB, and it also fills a big gap in both directions for local travelers between Albany and New York.
The restoration of 235/238 starts Dec. 2, but they've advanced the time of 238, which previously left Albany at 12:10p, to 11:40a, which is just 25 minutes later than 240's departure at 11:15. Personally, I would much rather they restored the early morning run from Albany and, especially, the late night departure from NYP. There are other midday runs within 60-90 minutes of 235/238, but we are apparently still stuck with just one daily departure after 7 p.m. from NYP, compared with three previously.
